[translation] 140715 J-WAVE GROOVE LINE Z

BoA came with no makeup again much to Piston's dismay. (no makeup is their running joke. read more in their previous interview)

Piston: "Your image on the single jacket doesn't look like you. So colorful and flowery."

BoA: "I agree. (LOL)"

Piston: "Normally you're plain. You wear rat-colored cut and sewn today."

BoA: "What? Rat-color? (LOL)"

Piston explained that it was his little revenge because BoA didn't come wearing makeup.




BoA defended that Yamashita(her manager) only informed her about J-WAVE schedule after she finished washing off her makeup already.

BoA: "Mascara makes my eyes heavy and I feel sleepy."

She had to wear makeup everyday since young and it's her habit to wash off as early as possible.

Piston: "So it's like 'if you love me, love my bare face'? But I like you with make up better."

BoA: But I like your bald head! LOL


Then they talk about Las Vegas and BoA says it's a good place and she went there to see shows. Unfortunately, Piston's never been there because he has to host radio programs everyday since young.

Then they talk about other places. BoA's never been to Switzerland. Recently, she's very into aurora and want to go see it in Canada since it's gonna be exceptionally beautiful there this year.

Piston: "Why don't you go shoot jacket there?"

BoA: "I asked for recording in Okinawa and they didn't let me. You think they'd let me do a mere photoshoot in Canada? LOL"

Piston: "What about Masayume Chasing?"

BoA: "For Masayume Chasing, recording was in Shibuya. Jacket shoot was also in Japan. PV was shot in Disney Resort."

Piston: "Which one?".

BoA: "Tokyo Disney Resort. Everything's done in Japan. LOL"

On the topic of going overseas, BoA said she got to go overseas more when she was young. In the recent years, she's been going places for SMTOWN concerts and she just went to Hong Kong the other day for an event."

Piston: "Why don't you do concerts in like Malaysia, Singapore? Don't just let your juniors go. You must go yourself too."

BoA: "Perhaps it's because I haven't been releasing albums?"

*play Masayume Chasing*

Piston: "BoA's raised in Japan (*career-wise) and that's why songs like this can be made. (*song sounds very J-POP-ish) I can feel her love for the fans."

Talk about her new album "WHO'S BACK?".

Piston: "So who's back?"

BoA: "It's me, BoA!" (in English)

Piston: "How many new songs in the album?"

BoA: "One" <= think it's a joke or I misheard it. *fingers-crossed*

Piston: "The concert tour will start in September. You haven't sung in Japanese in front of audience for ages, I guess?"

BoA: "I think so but I'll have an a-nation gig in August with m-flo. I haven't done a-nation for a long time too."

Piston: "You have to remember the lyrics well. Or if you can't, you can let Verbal take care of your parts too."

BoA: "Verbal has a lot of rap parts anyway. LOL"

Piston: "So BoA will just dance in the back."

BoA: "I'll be on the side. LOL"

Piston: "You've become so mischievous."

BoA: "No. I'm still pure. LOL"

Piston: "In your case, you need to both sing and dance. The concert time is around 1.30hr?"

BoA: "It's 2.30 hr"

Piston: "Wow it's physically demanding."

BoA: "Normally I go to gym 3 times a week."

Piston: "How's your muscle?"

BoA: "It's not very great but it's great alright. LOL"

Then the topic changes to k-drama where Piston is very surprised to hear they air 2 episodes per week in Korea.


BoA: Every week it's 2 70-min episodes with no commercials.

Piston: Do people go home to catch the popular dramas?

BoA: I do.

Piston: I feel Korean entertainment system is very well-developed.

BoA: Recently, k-dramas are popular in China too.

Piston: But I don't smell "import" from BoA. BoA is made-in-japan. I hope you stay this way forever. Not K-POP BoA, but made-in-japan BoA.

*play FUN*